Vanguard's Nique Clifford is 28th Colorado player taken in NBA Draft
Vanguard boys basketball standout Nique Clifford became the 28th Colorado high school player taken in the NBA Draft.
Photos from Cherry Creek and Golden's state baseball championships
Cherry Creek needed just one game to win the 5A baseball championship while Golden overcame an early loss to take the 4A crown.
Golden raises another Class 4A baseball state championship
Golden baseball stays on course, holds off Cheyenne Mountain to claim Class 4A state title.
Coal Ridge shows mental toughness to claim first baseball state title
Coal Ridge battled back from a heartbreaking loss to beat University and claim its first state baseball championship.
Golden shakes off early loss, wins first 4A baseball title since 2003
Golden lost the first game of the day, but bounced back to beat Cheyenne Mountain to win the 4A baseball title.
Cherry Creek takes easier path to defend 5A baseball championship
Cherry Creek's path was easier than last year as the Bruins beat Regis Jesuit to defend their 5A state baseball championship.
Forge Christian captures first state baseball championship since 2016
Forge Christian beat Denver Christian 11-0 at the Runyon Sports Complex to win the Class 2A baseball championship.
Scoreboard for the final weekend of the baseball state tournaments
The final weekend of the state baseball tournaments will crown four champions with games played Friday and Saturday.
Naming the 3A baseball tournament after John Haefeli is the right move
CHSAA renaming the Class 3A baseball tournament in honor of John Haefeli is an honor he very much deserves.
Photos from the 5A and 4A baseball tournament elimination games
Regis Jesuit and Cheyenne Mountain punched their tickets to the baseball state championship games with wins on Friday.
Baseball
University heads into 3A baseball title game with underdog mindset
Will Korby led University over Resurrection Christian to earn a spot in the Class 3A baseball championship game.
Regis Jesuit patient in 5A baseball tournament win over Grandview
Regis Jesuit's patience at the plate paid off as the Raiders advanced to the Class 5A baseball state championship game on Friday.
Denver Christian frosh walks Thunder off into 2A baseball title game
Drew Morris' RBI in the bottom of the 10th inning sent Denver Christian to the Class 2A baseball championship game.
Girls Soccer
Loveland Classical and Fossil Ridge girls soccer claim state titles
The Class 2A and 5A girls soccer state title were claimed with Loveland Classical and Fossil Ridge taking home the hardware.
Grit powers Fossil Ridge to a win in the 5A girls soccer title game
A header off a corner kick in the 72nd gave Fossil Ridge its first girls soccer state championship in school history.
Loveland Classical strikes fast to win first girls soccer title
Loveland Classical scored two goals in the first eight minutes as it beat Flatirons Academy for the 2A girls soccer title.
Boys Lacrosse
Dakota Ridge and Cherry Creek battle to boys lacrosse title wins
Dakota Ridge and Cherry Creek capped the boys lacrosse season in style as they won the state championship games.
Cherry Creek dethrones Valor Christian, wins 5A boys lacrosse title
A back-and-forth battle ended with Cherry Creek beating Valor Christian to capture the Class 5A boys lacrosse championship.
Dakota Ridge boys lax holds Air Academy to a season-low in goals
Dakota Ridge joins Wheat Ridge (2013) and Golden (2019) as Jeffco schools to win 4A boys lacrosse state titles.
Girls Lacrosse
Evergreen and Valor Christian capture girls lacrosse championships
The girls lacrosse season came to an end on Friday as Evergreen and Valor Christian captured state championships.
Valor Christian battles back to win first girls lacrosse state title
Valor Christian erased a three-goal deficit to beat ThunderRidge and win its first girls lacrosse state championship.
Evergreen senior Addison McEvers caps off impressive 4-year run
Evergreen girls lacrosse wins its three Class 4A state title over the past five seasons.
Girls Golf
Ella Scott leads Valor Christian to 4th straight 5A girls golf title
It was Ella Scott leading Valor Christian to its fourth straight Class 5A girls golf state championship at Todd Creek.
Depth powers Holy Family to 3A girls golf state championship
Holy Family and Timnath made history for their schools with wins in the Class 3A girls golf tournament at Boomerang Golf Links.
Colorado Academy solves Pueblo Country Club, wins 2A girls golf title
Colorado Academy swept the Class 2A girls golf championships, winning the team title while Sophia Lee claimed medalist honors.
Track & Field
Jaw-dropping performances highlight the weekend in track and field
Jaw-dropping performances at the Pomona Invite made it clear that the second half of the track and field season is in full swing.
Track and field teams get that state vibe at the Pomona Invitational
With all roads leading to the state meet at Jeffco Stadium, track and field teams made a stop in Lakewood for the Pomona Invite.
Track and field stars shine as competitors take on Niwot Invitational
A thrilling day at the Niwot Invitational saw three runners nearly crack a significant track and field milestone.
Boys Volleyball
Eaglecrest and Regis Groff end weekend as boys volleyball champions
For the first time in state history, CHSAA crowned boys volleyball state champions for two classifications.
Eaglecrest overcomes slow start to win 5A boys volleyball title
After dropping the first set, Eaglecrest battled back to beat Littleton Public Schools for the 5A boys volleyball title.
Regis Groff makes school history by capturing 4A boys volleyball title
Regis Groff captured the first team state championship in school history as it beat Pueblo South for the 4A boys volleyball title.
Girls Tennis
Team girls tennis championships won at Denver Tennis Park
Ralston Valley, Cheyenne Mountain and Peak to Peak won the girls tennis team state championships on Tuesday.
The 2025 5A, 4A and 3A girls tennis individual state champions
After three grueling days of competition, the 2025 Colorado girls tennis individual champions have been crowned.
Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis sweeps Discovery Canyon in PPAC dual
Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis is building momentum with the postseason approaching as it swept Discovery Canyon.
Boys Swimming
Monarch captures 4A boys swimming title, first in school history
Monarch jumped into the pool for the first time as champion after claiming the Class 4A boys swimming title.
The complete list of boys swimming and diving state champions
A complete list of Class 5A and 4A individual boys swimming state champions from the 2025 state meets at the VMAC.
Cherry Creek repeats as 5A boys swimming and diving state champion
Two relay wins and a diving championship powered Cherry Creek to the 5A boys swimming and diving state title.
Football
Versatile: Colorado multi-sport athletes find paths to the NFL
Pueblo East's Kain Medrano is the latest example of how playing multiple sports in high school can lead to future success.
Former Pueblo East standout Kain Medrano set for the NFL Draft
Former Pueblo East football standout Kain Medrano took time to chat with Kevin Shaffer ahead of the NFL Draft.
Cherry Creek football coach Dave Logan inspiring for Champ Bailey
As Champ Bailey works to help high school athletes, he finds inspiration in Cherry Creek football coach Dave Logan.
Boys Basketball
Annual Jeffco senior all-star basketball game featured 31 3-pointers
Long-distance shooters shine at the Gold Crown Field House in 8th annual Jeffco HS Senior Game.
CPW: Recapping the incredible storylines from state basketball
With state basketball in the books, Kevin Shaffer recaps championship wins and thrilling storylines from last weekend.
McClave boys basketball claims 1A title to complete program sweep
McClave boys basketball matched the feat of the girls and captured the Class 1A state championship in Greeley.
Girls Basketball
Grandview girls basketball's Josh Ulitzky talks the world of coaching
Kevin Shaffer talks the challenges and benefits of coaching high level girls basketball players with Grandview's Josh Ulitzky.
Harrison and McEvers take home MVP/Hustle & Heart honors
8th annual Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Games put on by the Gold Crown Foundation featured the top seniors in Jeffco.
State basketball finals provided first-time champions and historic wins
The end of the basketball season saw first-time champions for two girls programs and long drought ended for a boys team.
Podcasts
CPW dives deep into all football classifications after Week 9
With the regular season nearing its end, Kevin Shaffer dives deep into football in this edition of Colorado Preps Weekly.
Colorado Preps Weekly dives into NIL education with Dr. Scott Grant
Kevin Shaffer sat down with Dr. Scott Grant of Triple Threat Leadership to talk NIL education in Colorado high school sports.
Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show football coach interviews Week 6
Following big wins on Friday night, Kevin Shaffer chatted with nine winning football coaches from across Colorado.